3Q 2021 Financial Overview
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Investment and corporate highlights
Financial Resilience
■ Counter-cyclical business model coupled with robust cost control
■ Secular growth of fees and commissions (F&C) across
complimentary F&C business lines
■ Business-driven margin and collateral requirements
sustainable net interest income (NII)
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Operating income F&C/NII split of 70/30 evolving towards F&C
■ One of the highest EBITDA margins among global peers
■ Attractive dividend policy: min. payout of 60%; target payout of
100% FCFE; track record of distributing 55-89% of 2014-2020 profits
Strategic Stance
■ Low penetration of financial services indicates secular growth potential
■ The world's most diversified exchange with trading in 5 asset classes
VS ~3 offered by "traditional" exchanges
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Complete vertical integration of a trading engine with a clearing
house and a central securities depository makes up a unique platform
Cornerstone of the Russian financial system: MOEX brings together the
tiers of the banking system by managing ~3/4 of their repo operations
The world's only exchange focused on Russian financial assets in the
market is open for competition (ex. the CSD). OTC is the main competitor
B2B business model: investors trade via locally licensed brokers and
banks. Foreign investors have SMA and ICM services at their disposal
Corporate Governance
■ A 29-year history of successful and continuous implementation of
infrastructural and regulatory reforms
■ No single controlling shareholder: free float of 63% with substantial
international participation; the largest shareholder owns <12%
■ Most Supervisory Board members are independent directors (8 out
of 12)
■ Established track record for efficient capital allocation
Operational Excellence
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All-electronic since 1997
■ Vast in-house IT expertise: ~1/3 of staff are IT developers,
supporting a CAPEX-light business model
Single-tier clearing system requires all participants to provide eligible
collateral in cash or securities to trade any asset class
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Pre-trade risk checks forestall any "fat fingers"/"flash crash" problems
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Low-cost product scalability: a new order book launch requires the
equivalent of circa USD 10 thousand
MOSCOW
EXCHANGE
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